The last total lunar eclipse
visible over Melbourne for three years occurred on 2014 April 04 during late
evening hours. The eclipse magnitude of 1.006 indicated that the Moon would just
fully enter the Earth's umbra and the length of totality was going to be very
short, 12 minutes - 1154UT (22:54 AEDT) to 1206UT (23:06 AEDT). The
cloud forecast was spot on, as early cloud cleared away to leave essentially
clear skies in the direction of the eclipse.

Just before totality I set up
my camera and lens on the pavement outside my apartment block and was joined by
several interested passers by. By observation I would place the brightness of
the Moon during totality as being 4 on the Danjon
scale.